New Delhi, Jul 9 (PTI) The commerce ministry on Saturday said its arm APEDA has organised farm training for students to enhance their understanding of the entire value-chain of rice production to exports.

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More than 150 students from Class IV to XII participated and learnt the basics elements of paddy cultivation at the Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF) in Meerut.

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It said that similar field visits of students will be organized in other parts of the country for imparting practical knowledge on agricultural production systems.

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